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Pure beauty!As an amateur photographer and a cyclist enthousiast(thanks to my cousin Michel)I have been buying books that displays great photos.What I particulary like about this one is the choice of black and white:it gives more drama to the photography.

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dustinwht da
Superb photo-bookThe book is a beautiful overview of Ben Ingham's work with Rapha--- you've seen the films he's directed now you can see the images he's taken and collected in an edition worth flipping through repeatedly! The accompanying written pieces help frame the passion involved in the images and give some weight to the overall book.

Data di pubblicazione: 2016-07-08

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chart da
Great GiftMy Husband and I bought this book for a dear friends birthday. She loved it!

Data di pubblicazione: 2016-02-10

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Steve Caddy da
A poem for the roadRiders, funnily enough, are almost absent from this book. It's more a collection of moods and moments, strung together by a thread. It's a documentary style, reflective and full of the character of film. Although there are many, many pictures of roads and mountains it's not a catalogue like the 'Great Roads of the XXX Alps' books. Rather, it's a poem.
You know how a poem's power comes out of the singular choice of words, the omission of words, the juxtaposition of words just ... at ... the ... right ... moment? This book is like that, but with pictures instead of words. Some powerful, some absent, all working together. Deliberate, but not effortful. A journey.
The book is beautifully printed in duo-tone, so that the range and density of the images are fully expressed. It's well bound, and just the right size and weight. The paper is good and the pictures sit comfortably on the page. The design is good. Every so often there are fold outs, which serve as punctuations throughout the book. A horse. Late afternoon light on the side of the road. Things that punctuate a ride or road trip.
The tip-ins carry stories that are short. None of these are laboured or indulgent in the way they're written. Each one leaves you wishing there was more, but that's the joy of it. Much better than to wish the author would wrap it up. The pacing of the whole things is excellent.
A final smile for me came at the end, to discover that much of pictures were made with the Leica M. I knew it! It's one of my favourite photography books now, regardless of subject. Bravo Ben!

Data di pubblicazione: 2016-02-08

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Shrod da
If Ansel Adams had a bike....Beautiful photos, beautiful print quality, beautiful book. I read it over and over again, and it's inspired me to get a better camera for my rides!

Data di pubblicazione: 2016-02-06

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pearlie da
Beautiful book!I love the atmospheric images of this book. I bought it for my husband who is a cycle boy, and with images like experienced on rides that it is no wonder he goes cycling every Sunday! Congratulations Ben Ingram!